Bidspirit auction | A Rare Wrought Copper Charity

A Rare Wrought Copper Charity Box, Galicia, First Half of the 19th Century - Dimensions Height – 15 cm Provenance Private Collection, Herzliya Details With attached lid, lock and applied handle. Engraved with two heraldic lions flanking a crowned cartouche with original Hebrew inscription: ”Big Charity”, the lid engraved with serpent and original Hebrew inscriptions: ”It is not the serpent that kills but the sin” and ”Charity saves from death”. Condition Consistent with age